Effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide, bombesin and substance P on fluid secretion by isolated rat pancreatic ducts

N. Ashton, B. E. Argent, R. Green

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    Abstract

    We have used micropuncture techniques to study the regulation of fluid secretion by interlobular ducts isolated from the pancreas of copper-deficient rats. Ducts isolated from different strains of Wistar rats exhibited quantitative differences in basal fluid secretion; however, secretion rates measured in the presence of secretin were similar. Vasoactive intestinal peptide had no effect on fluid transport. Bombesin stimulated fluid secretion, and this effect was abolished by removal of extracellular bicarbonate. Substance P inhibited basal secretion, and that stimulated by bombesin and secretin. These inhibitory effects were partially reversed by spantide. Substance P also inhibited fluid secretion stimulated by dibutyryl cyclic AMP and forskolin. This places the site of inhibition mediated by substance P at a point in the secretory mechanism distal to the generation of cyclic AMP. We conclude that rat pancreatic duct cells possess receptors for bombesin and substance P, in addition to 'secretin-preferring' receptors. Since VIP had no effect on fluid transport, it is unlikely that 'VIP-preferring' receptors are present on rat duct cells.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)471-482
    Number of pages11
    JournalJournal of Physiology
    Volume427
    Publication statusPublished - 1990

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